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A 36-year-old man was fatally shot in Wilmington on Monday, according to city police.

He was identified Tuesday as Antoine Perkins of Wilmington, Sgt. Andrea Janvier said.

Police arrived at the unit block of East 22nd Street shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday to find the man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he died.

"I was standing there talking to my friend, and I heard the shot, pop," said Ryan Chapman, who was standing farther down 23rd Street when he heard a gunshot. "I was about 100 yards away. I got down fast when I heard it. You always get down."

After a few minutes, Chapman said he and another friend walked down the street where he saw the victim laying on the sidewalk in a pool of blood.

"Bad vibes are falling down on Wilmington. It's crazy out here," Chapman said.

Stewart Goodman lives two blocks from the scene. He made his way to the scene after hearing about the shooting.

"The first thing you think about is: Was it my brother? Was it my son?" Goodman said. "I said, 'Let me go out and make sure it wasn't any of my people.'"

Goodman called the area a "hot spot" and rattled off a list of shootings that have taken place nearby.

There have been 126 shooting incidents in Wilmington this year. Monday's victim was the 25th to die by gunfire.

"That was somebody's son. That was somebody's father. That was somebody's brother," Goodman said. "People are getting killed too frequently in this area."

He said the block where police are now searching is a well-known shortcut to the "dope street." He said the area needs more police presence.

"I'm not blaming the police. I'm just saying they could do more," Goodman said.

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Archie Goines stands along Market Street in Wilmington. Goines said he tries to speak to young people about what they can do to help ease violence in the city.(Photo: XERXES WILSON/THE NEWS JOURNAL)

Archie Goines is trying to do his part. Just after the shooting, he was walking away with a sign on his chest reading: "Stop the killing." Goines said he regularly sets up a table with the same sign on Market Street just up from the scene. His aim is to teach young people how to play chess and think about their path in life.

He was just packing up his setup when he heard about the shooting.

"I'm just trying to get a message out to these kids," Goines said. "It seems like [the violence] is just piling up."

Tips should be directed to Detective Robert Fox at (302) 576-3619 or (302) 893-5907 or to the confidential homicide hotline at (302) 576-3939. Those who provide police with information leading to an arrest and conviction of an individual involved in a homicide investigation are eligible to receive up to $10,000 reward.